Vendors

Jordan2 · ‎03-16-2010

Do you think vendors coming into the studio is a thing of the past? Yes some do come in but a lot have been selling their wares from the comfort of their own home ( Josie Maran and Laura Geller come to mind). I get why the vendors don't want to come in. It's easier from their home than flying across the country. I guess QVC must like it, someone paid for traveling and hotels, I would think it was QVC. Having the vendors in studio just seemed to be more personal if that makes sense. I have a feeling this is the norm.

colleena · ‎03-27-2010

@Jordan2 Good ? that I sometimes wonder about also. But, I think the vendors all have specific contracts w/QVC which spells out exactly what each is required to do. And, it's my understanding that travel/hotel expenses are all covered by the vendor.

Etoile308 · ‎01-04-2014

Perhaps it's just the few shows, host, or vendors I see, but I think the host talk over the vendors less when they're not in the studio.

jackiejenny · ‎10-23-2011

Someone went on a real bender on this subject, but his/her posts were poofed.

There is no way to repeat it all because the posts were long, but the gist of it was they were outraged that the skype thing seemed to becoming the norm.

This was very predictable. Anytime someone makes your life easier, it would almost be impossible to reign it back in.

From what I remember about that thread, some were okay with it, some were not...imagine that!

Edited to say if the vendor has a TSV, I think they should come in instead of flying a host 3,000 miles across the country.

ellaphant · ‎12-13-2010

Its 2023. No vendor wants to pay for travel, food, etc. when their is no need for it.

Out of studio guests are all over television, - news, daytime shows.

A vendors presence in or out of studio has never influenced what I purchase.

A host alone is fine with me.

geezerette · ‎03-16-2010

I think it's going to continue to be a mix of in studio and remote.

Remote is more convenient for many vendors especially when they just have an item or two to sell in a show or day. And QVC can ask them to appear remotely with a lot less lead time so it's more flexible for them.

It also depends on what the product is and whether or not the vendor has another representative for their products or if there is only one person.

I do think most vendors will continue to come to the studio when they have TSVs, which involve several appearances in a 24 hours period.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

It hardly seems practical for a vendor to fly back and forth across the country for a 5 minute appearance. The expense is on the vendor. Remote broadcasting has come a long way. I don't mind it a bit.

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chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

I don't watch any shopping channel because I want to see the vendors. As long as I can see the merchandise, I'm ok. I think most designers and vendors do spend some time in the studio. They just don't traipse into the studio all the time because it's not necessary.